Safeguarding Adults

Who is the course for?

It is aimed at anyone who comes into contact with vulnerable adults in the community, in the persons own home or in a day care or residential setting. This includes formal and informal carers, volunteers and Health and Social Care Professionals.

What will I study?

This e-learning course looks at the issues relating to safeguarding adults. There are numerous notable drivers that have helped to shape the UKs approach towards safeguarding adults and the course will explore many of them, looking at important regulations. It is often impossible to determine whether someone is vulnerable just by looking at them and can include people in need in community care services; people with mental or other disability; people unable to take care of themselves or unable to protect themselves against harm or exploitation or a person can be vulnerable by virtue of age or illness.

Attitudes and beliefs are shaped by our experiences, the media, ethnicity, culture, religion, etc. These influence our judgments and affect our service delivery, which then impacts on the service user. Think carefully – your own attitudes and beliefs could, yet shouldn’t, alter your provision of care.

This course includes scenarios to help you to think about what you would do in a given situation.

Learners will:

• Explore commonly held attitudes towards vulnerable people and how these have an impact on the service provided.
• See how values and attitudes can block recognition or have an effect on the decisions professionals make regarding taking action.
• Outline the signs and indicators of abuse, definitions and types of abuse and what to look for, particularly regarding unintentional harm.
• Reflect on the law – key legislation and guidance regarding issues of consent and duty of care.
• Learn what to do if they are worried, what their responsibility is, what happens next and the role and responsibility of managers.
• Course Details

Lesson Plan

• Welcome and Learning Objectives
• Overview
• Relevant Regulations
• Definitions and Useful Terms
• Roles and Responsibilities

How will the course be delivered?

With 46 interactive screens it is estimated (depending on learning speed) that this module will take approximately 1-2 hours to complete. However, as an e-learning course you can do in convenient stages and revisit when ever you wish as the system will record you progress throughout.

Course Entry Criteria

There are no specific entry requirements for this module.

The college operates a no refunds policy as detailed below. Cancellations and transfer requests are subject to the following conditions:

• More than 4 weeks notice – no charge
• 4 weeks notice – 30% of the cost
• 2-3 weeks notice – 50% of the cost
• 1-2 weeks notice – 75% of the cost
• Less than 1 weeks notice – 100% of the cost

All cancellations must be made in writing and are subject to a £10 administration charge. The full fee’s policy is available on request.

What will I get at the end of the course?

On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.

What can I do next?

There are many other Care and Health courses on our website, click here for further information.

How much does it cost?

£40.00 per person